Julie & the clutch.....

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

ROFLMAO... I do the "IR Sensor Dance" too in my driveway!  My garage
isn't wired like that thank God.

On 11/6/05, Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I wanted to change the clutch, the cable and seals on the new car. I read
> the Bentley at lunch to remember all the steps in proper order, what tools
> were going to be needed etc. (Being the only american and female in a
> software dept filled with H1B gentlermen, it raised a few eyebrows)
> Mark & Dave supplied all I needed and Sat morning I started......
>
> I moved Draco out of the garage and got to stripping all I needed to remove
> to do the job. I even remembered to remove the back up cable AND the speedo.
> I am sooooo proud  :) (GD its a 2 part cable! I thought that stopped on the
> MKI!)
>
> The transaxle out the flywheel removed easily. The clutch plate its self was
> not that bad after all. the rest? "It WAS going to be an easy job! ( I was
> sooo happy). WRONG.
>
> The pressure plate bolts REFUSED to loosen. AFter a call to Cathy, I was
> able to borrow a compressor for my air hammer. Several attempts later the
> bolts still refused to move. So off to Walmart for a torch to heat those
> suckers.
> I heated and wrenched, heated and wrenched. Still stuck and not releaseing.
> S**T.
> My language would have frightened a seasoned Marine.....
>
> Then. I saw the problem. Want to know the awnser? Go ahead ask...
>
> The hammer has 2 settings. "F" and "R". Please check these settings before
> giving up hope. Once set correctly, the bolts spun out.
>
> Reassembly is the reverce of disassembly. EXCEPT when putting the transaxle
> back in. The lights in the garage are on a motion/timer. Just as I was
> struggling to get it back in, the lights went out. The transaxle fell on my
> leg, stripping the fleash from the bone. Well, not that bad, but it hurt.
>
> The Marines that had assembled to learn effective cursing (due to my
> previous efforts), scattered like leaves in the wind....
>
> These lights would turn on and off for the rest of the reassemble ( I had to
> go out side and wave at the f**kin sensor).
>
> Got the car started, but there is no reverce, so back under the car I go
> later today to check the linkages and put the metal work bolts back in (that
> I forgot).
>
> In retrospect I found something I hate MUCH more than rear brakes. Next time
> I'll pay some poor sucker to do it.
>
> Julie Macfarlane
> "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> Amsterdam NY
>
>
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